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glacier smallA new technical document from GAPHAZ aims to provide clear guidance on the assessment of hazards related to glaciers and permafrost – thereby protecting the lives and livelihoods of people living in mountain regions across the globe.  

As mountain landscapes rapidly warm and change, the threats to those living on and around them also evolve. Contemporary transformations in mountain glaciers and permafrost can lead to catastrophic mass flows, such as ice and rock avalanches, para- or periglacial debris flows, and floods from glacial lakes. Land subsidence and instability also pose a significant danger. This, combined with the ongoing expansion of people and infrastructure into high mountain valleys, means there is increasing potential for societal losses and far-reaching disasters.

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A new article published in Nature Geoscience reports on the massive collapse of two adjacent glaciers in western Tibet in July and September 2016, leading to an unprecedented pair of giant low-angle ice avalanches.

Published in Nature Geoscience (online on 22 January 2018), the article ‘Massive collapse of two glaciers in western Tibet in 2016 after surge-like instability’ elaborates that the twin collapses were caused by climate- and weather-driven external forcing, acting on specific polythermal and soft-bed glacier properties. 

allgau 2972900 smallThe journal Climate Change Responses is now accepting submissions for a special thematic series on 'Mechanisms underlying dynamics of montane ecosystems and species in an era of climate variability and change.'

Climate Change Responses is an open access interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing exceptional research on ecological and evolutionary responses to climate change. This special series is looking for papers examining the interactions between abiotic and biotic processes in montane ecosystems from community, species, and genetic perspectives; all taxonomic focuses are welcome.

earthquake 1665878 640 smallYoung researchers are encouraged to contribute to innovative research in the field of disaster risk through this exciting, capacity building Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) program. 

IRDR is a global, trans-disciplinary research program, sponsored by the ICSU, the ISSC, and the UNISDR, that focuses on the challenges brought by natural disasters, mitigating their impacts, and improving related policy-making mechanisms. As part of this, it aims to promote the capacity building of young professionals and encourage them to undertake innovative and needs-based research that enhances the links between science-policy and science-practice.

Icown June 2018, the Free University of Bolzano and Eurac Research Center will hold a symposium in Italy exclusively focused on the topic of mountain livestock farming. Abstract submissions are now invited from researchers across Europe. 

The 1st European Symposium on Livestock Farming in Mountain Areas will be held in Bozen-Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy, 20-22 June 2018. This event aims to cover a broad range of topics related to livestock farming in mountain areas, including animal husbandry and breeding, agricultural economics, landscape conservation, and social sciences related to mountain livestock. Research contributions from all relevant disciplines are welcome.

cobweb smallSubmissions are invited for an upcoming focus collection of the journal Environmental Research Letters entitled ‘Environmental Research Infrastructures: New Scientific Capabilities to Address Global Challenges.'
 
In this collection coordinated by COOP+, a Horizon 2020 project, the scientific and technological capabilities of current environmental research infrastructures will be evaluated by their ability to address global environmental challenges. Cooperative and interdisciplinary contributions are sought that pull together ideas from ecology, biogeochemistry, Earth sciences, and/or social sciences to describe the role of research infrastructures in providing part of the global solution.

eco.montThe January issue of this open-access journal reflects on many aspects of protected mountain areas, including tourism, economic development, and biodiversity.

This latest edition of eco.mont: Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management presents a review of private protected areas in Latin America and their role in conservation practices, and a study carried out in the Hrubý Jeseník Mountains of the Czech Republic that introduces a growth simulation model for future changes in forest ecosystems.

campos do jordao 2934837 1280 smallThe II International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions, part of Mountains 2018, invites proposals for symposia until 25 February 2018.

Taking place in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, 10-14 December, Mountains 2018 aims to promote sustainable development in mountains based on science, knowledge, and innovation. It is comprised of two events: the III Workshop on Sustainable Development in Mountain Environments, and the II International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions.

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